St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-03
MEN GONE WITH STANLEY.
Special Services He Expects Differ.
ent Tribes to PerfOrm.-The Rate
Of March.

Special Services He Expects Differ.
ent Tribes to PerfOrm..The Rate
Of March.
The dispatch from Zanzibar few days
ago announcing that Stanley and his party
had started for the Congo said his expedi-
tion included mum Der of SomaIis. These
natives, who live along the east coast of
Africa. south of the Red sea. were col
lected for the expedition by Maj. Barthe-
lot, one of Slanley's lieutenants, who,
| while in London, urged Stanley to scatter
some SomaliS through the caravan.
Maj. Barthelot had charge during the re-
cent war in the Soudan of force of 1.OOO
Somalis, who were attached to Gen.
w WOlsele'ys army as camel drivers. They
crossed the desert from Korti to Metemneh,
and, Maj. Barthelot said they were as brave
| as lions in the battle Of Abu-Klea and in
| other engagements. and he had very high
opinion of their superiority in other re-
spects. Stanley has never had any Sonalis
in his service, but he sent Maj. Barthelot
to the SOmali coast, where he secured a
number of the natives, who will be tested
! in the most responsible positions in the
caravan that the natives can fill.
| Stanley's fighting force, if he is COM
PEELED to defend his expedition, will consist
Of sixty SOudanese soldiers, who rhave for
years been in the Egyptian army When
Stanley went to Cairo he specially request
ed that small force of these black fighters
! be placed at his command Volunteers
were called for, and out of large number
who offered their services sixty picked men
were chosen. These men are fine spec-
mems of Soudanese soldiers, who composed
| the larger part of the force with which
Egypt held her Soudanese provinces. 1t
was OF such soldiers as these that Emin
Pasha wrote these words last year:
Deprived OF the most necessary things. for
long time without any pay, my men fought
valiantly. and when at last hunger weaken ed
them, when, after nine teen days of incredible
privations and suferngs, their strength was
exhausted, and when the last torn leather OF
the last boot had been eaten, then they cut
their way through the midst of their enemies
and succeeded in saving themselves. If ever
had any doubts of the negro, the history OF
the siege of Amadi would have proved to me
that the black race is in valor an d courage
inferior to no other, while in devotion and
! self denial 1t is superior to many. Without
| any orders from capable officers these men
performed miracles, and 1t will be very diff.
cult for the Egyptian government worthily
to show its gratitude to my soldiers and Off.
| GERS.
On the long march between Stanley Falls
! and Wadelal these soldiers will perform
guard and police duty for the expedition,
and Will defend it if attacked. If it is
necessary to fight however, Stanley de-
pends not more upon his soldiers than upon
his Maxim gun to speedily open way
through the circle of unknown tribes north
east of Stanley Falls. If Stanley has oc-
cason to show the natives that the gun will
fire 600 shots minute. and that it will kill
a hlppOpOtamus or sink a canoe at a dis
tance of mile, he thinks the weapon
will acquire prestige which will
make the savage glad to renounce
any idea of attempting to impede his
party with their poor spears and arrows.
Lieut.. Stairns an officer in the engineer
corps of the British army, who accompanies
Stanley, has special charge of the Maxim
gun.
Two members of Stanley's party, who
have been among King Leopold's agents on
the Congo. went directly from Liverpool to
the Congo for the purpose of hiring about
500 porters to assist in transporting the
goods around the Livingstone Cataract to
Stanley Pool. where the upper Congo fleet
has been ordered to be in readiness to receive
the expedition. Mr.. Stanley estimates thai
his progress on the land march will not be
| greater than six to fen miles dav